Livieratos Mansion, Baroque revival mansion in Athens, Greece

Livieratos Mansion, also called Megaro Ypatia, stands at the corner of Ipirou 2 and Patission 55, opposite the National Archaeological Museum. Architect Alexandros Nikoloudis designed it in 1908-1909 in the French Beaux-Arts neobaroque manner, with a semicircular corner recess on the first floor and a projecting balcony crowned by a cartouche on the second. Its 1,240 sq m are arranged over three levels: spacious halls on the ground floor, private rooms above, service flats in the semi-basement.

Architect Alexandros Nikoloudis completed this building between 1908 and 1909 as an important example of early 20th-century Greek architecture. The project was built during a period when Athens was establishing itself as a modern European capital.

The building displays French Neobaroque style elements that reflect Athens' connection to European design trends in the early 20th century. This type of architecture served as a status symbol for wealthy Athenian families of that period.

The mansion stands at the corner of Ipirou 2 and Patission 55, directly opposite the National Archaeological Museum. The entrance is on this corner, so the facade is best seen from the museum side of Patission. Several trolleybus and bus lines run along Patission, and the Victoria metro station is a short walk north.

The building was saved from demolition by actress and culture minister Melina Mercouri, who had it listed as protected in 1989, cancelling a 1970 demolition permit. The 1981 earthquake had cracked the structure and destroyed the relief on its ceiling.